266 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Total quantity of spray per tree, 8.6 gallons. 



Cost of material per gallon 1 . 4c ; per tree, 12 . 2c 



Cost of applying per gallon 1.5c; per tree, 13 . 2c 



Total cost per gallon 2.9c; per tree, 25.4c 



Pawnee City, Pawnee County. Orchard of J. E. Atkinson. Trees 

 about 10 years old. Average number sprayed, 875. Sprayed five times, 

 using 4,225 gallons of Bordeaux and greeti arsenoid (arsenate of lead 

 in last spraying) Used team and four men. Outfit consisted of Morrill 

 & Morley's barrel pump, two leads of hose, extension rods, double Ver- 

 morel nozzles. 



Bluestone, 346 lbs. at 8*c $29.41 



Lime, 488 lbs. at fc 3.05 



Green arsenoid, 18 lbs. at 32c 5.76 



Arsenate of lead, 26 lbs. at 152C 4 . 03 



Cost of material $42 . 25 



4 men, 8i days at $1.50 $51 . 00 



1 team, 8* days at $1 50 12.75 



Cost of labor 63 . 75 



Total cost $106 . 00 



Total quantity spray per tree, 4.8 gallons. 



Cost of material per gallon 1 . Oc ; per tree, 4 . 8c 



Cost of applying per gallon 1.5c; per tree, 7 . 3c 



Total cost per gallon 2 . 5c ; per tree, 12.1c 



Nebraska City, Otoe County. Orchard of Morton Bros. Trees 26 

 years old. Average number sprayed, 260. Sprayed five times, using 

 3,775 gallons of Bordeaux and Paris green. Used one horse and three 

 men. Outfits consisted of Gould's barrel pump and Spray-Motor barrel 

 pump, two leads of hose, extension rods, double Vermorel nozzles. 



Bluestone, 319 lbs. at 9c $28.71 



Lime, 436 lbs. at ic 2.91 



Paris green, 18 J lbs. at 20c 3.75 



Cost of material $35.37 



3 men, 10 days at $1.50 $45.00 



1 man, 1 day at $1.50 1 . 50 



1 horse, 10 days at 50c 5 . 00 



Cost of labor 51 . 50 



Total cost $86 . 87 



Total quantity spray per tree, 14.5 gallons. 



Cost of material per gallon 0.9c; per tree, 13.6c 



Cost of applying per gallon 1.4c; per tree, 19 . 8c 



Total cost per gallon 2.3c; per tree, 33.4c 



